--- title: "Is EV charging at night safe?" url: "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2022/12/is-ev-charging-at-night-safe/" publisher: "Pickup Truck + SUV Talk" content_signal: "search=yes, ai-input=yes, ai-train=no" author: "Jill Ciminillo" published: "2022-12-28T11:00:55+00:00" modified: "2026-01-28T19:08:51+00:00" image: "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/EV-charging-at-night.jpeg" --- # Is EV charging at night safe? By Jill Ciminillo Published: 2022-12-28T11:00:55+00:00 Updated: 2026-01-28T19:08:51+00:00 ![Featured image]() I recently had the opportunity to test the [Ford F-150 Lightning](), which did not fit in my garage. That means I had to completely depend on public charging during the test week, which also included [a road trip to Indianapolis](). So, I got to dig into the issue of EV charging at night and whether or not it was safe. Let me preface this by stating I try not to do stupid things, and I strongly believe a huge part of self-defense is avoiding risky situations. That being said, I have been held up at gunpoint – on my own property – and [I’ve been carjacked]() – at noon on a busy street. Crime often happens when you least expect it. I’m still going to avoid risk when I can, but during my time with the Lightning, I took the risk of charging at night – with my husband in tow – to see what it would feel like. It did not feel good. ### **EV charging at night** Here’s the thing about the current charging infrastructure: It isn’t like a modern-day gas station with multiple vehicles moving in and out and a store with an attendant within spitting distance. Nope, you’re often relegated to the back of a parking lot or in the parking garage of a store or bank – which is going to be closed at night. So, when I was tethered to a machine for more than an hour, I felt a little bit like a sitting duck. In [the video below](), I charged at Electrify America stations in Lafayette, Ind., and Chicago, Ill., and one certainly felt a bit safer than the other. But here’s the thing, other than potentially having another person sitting at a charger nearby, there’s nobody around. So, if anything happens, you have no help or witnesses – except a camera that may or may not be functional. I think you see where I’m going with this. But for my full review of charging at night, be sure to watch the video below. 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